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Management

Secret Service commits to continued improvements one year after Trump assassination attempt

The protective agency also received $1.2 billion, in part for recruitment and retention, from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Management

Social Security signals potential benefit disruptions this fall for those still getting paper checks

Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the end of September to continue to do so, SSA says.

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Workforce

Sens. Warren and Wyden demand info on SSA reassignments

SSA workers say the recent decision to involuntarily reassign 1,000 field office employees to man the 1-800 number flies in the face of leadership’s rosy pronouncements and further degrades service.

Workforce

Union calls for reinstatement of EPA workers suspended over letter

More than 130 EPA workers were put on administrative leave over their signature of a letter that criticized Administrator Lee Zeldin’s direction for the agency.

Workforce

Third postal union ratifies new labor contract

The agreements come as a new postmaster general is under pressure to unwind the reforms of his predecessor.

Workforce

State Department lays off 1,350 employees

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy and walk back growth over the last 25 years.

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Workforce

DHS intelligence office halts staff cuts after stakeholder backlash

Pushback from law enforcement associations and Jewish orgs came after Nextgov/FCW first reported plans to shed most staff within a core DHS intelligence unit.

Management

Investing in knowledge workers is important

COMMENTARY | OPM's plans for reforming federal employee performance management need to account for workers for whom annual performance goals may not translate their worth.

Workforce

State Department tells employees mass layoffs are imminent

State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.

Pay & Benefits

Trump’s hiring freeze has jeopardized postal workers’ health care, IG says

OPM told its agency watchdog that it has taken steps to ensure the Postal Service Health Benefits Program remains adequately staffed and funded but failed to provide any evidence that it had actually done so.

Pay & Benefits

What’s really going on with Social Security? Here’s what the latest numbers say

Benefits won’t disappear in 2033, but the clock is ticking. Here’s what federal retirees need to know.

Updated Workforce

Judge says she’s not done with RIF case just yet

After Supreme Court lifts injunction, lower court moves to examine legality of individual agency layoff plans

Management

Artificial intelligence could supercharge Trump’s deregulatory push, but experts flag shortfalls

While noting AI’s benefits, speakers at a Tuesday event argued that an overreliance on the technology while developing regulations could lead to poor decisionmaking and legal challenges.

Oversight

Fraud-fighting oversight committee gets a life extension in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee was set to sunset in September, but now has life through 2034.

Management

Senate confirms new Office of Personnel Management head in mostly party-line vote

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was the only Republican to vote against Scott Kupor's nomination.

Workforce

SSA touts service improvements, but reassignments tell a different story

Though Commissioner Frank Bisignano has heralded the addition of AI assistants to the Social Security Administration’s customer service streams, the agency is quietly reassigning field office staff to man its 1-800 number.

Workforce

Trump's pick to lead NOAA pledges to restaff weather service

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.